Partly Cloudy Today, Charlie Brown Auditions, Display Your Art at East Windsor Town Hall

1. Welcome to Monday, it will be partly cloudy with a high temperature of 85 degrees, according to The Weather Channel. Tonight will be mostly clear with a low temperature of 62 degrees.

2. Opera House Players, Inc., is having auditions for the musical You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown. Auditions will be held at the , 107 Main Street, Broad Brook, on from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. July 29 and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., July 31 (followed by callbacks).

Be prepared to sing 16-32 bars (not from the show), Broadway standards (not rock) are suggested. Bring sheet music, accompanist will be provided. Auditions will include cold readings from the script with a possible movement portion as well (dress appropriately). Directors are looking for actors age 16-40 (no younger, please). Email the director at
ohpcharliebrown@me.com with any questions.

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The show will be directed by Brett Gottheimer, with musical direction by John Pike, and choreography by Chelsea Neville. Performances are Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from November 9 through 25. For additional information, including directions to the Broad Brook Opera House, visit www.operahouseplayers.org.

3. On This Day in: 1776 ,Richard Henry Lee’s resolution that the American colonies "are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States" was adopted by the Continental Congress; 1937, American aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart disappeared in the Central Pacific during an attempt to fly around the world at the equator; 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the "Civil Rights Act of 1964" into law. The act made it illegal in the U.S. to discriminate against others because of their race; and 1995, "Forbes" magazine reported that Microsoft's chairman, Bill Gates, was the worth $12.9 billion, making him the world's richest man. In 1999, he was worth about $77 billion.

4. The Town of East Windsor is seeking local to display their fine artwork in the hallway at the , 11 Rye Street, Broad Brook.  If you are interested, please call the first selectman's office at 860-623-8122 or email Jennifer Browne at jbrowne@eastwindsorct.com.


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